Compliance
Audit-ready, by construction.
The records a diligence request asks for — equity, elections, access logs — are already in order, because governance is built into the platform, not bolted on after.
What it is
Compliance
Compliance in Grow is the governance layer that keeps a startup’s equity, documents and data access audit-ready. It tracks 83(b) elections and stakeholder tax details, enforces access controls and private-by-default document sharing, and records an audit trail of sensitive actions — so when an investor’s diligence or an auditor asks, the answer is already in order.
Equity compliance
83(b), tax and the paper that proves it
Track 83(b) elections against each grant and keep stakeholder tax details where the equity lives. When diligence asks for the elections, they’re already filed, not reconstructed.
- 83(b) election tracking
- Stakeholder tax profiles
- Tied to the cap table
- Diligence-ready records
Access governance
Access controls that hold
Documents are private by default, portal disclosure is governed field by field, and personal data is isolated per user. Access is enforced by the framework — not left to whoever remembers to add a filter.
- Private-by-default documents
- Field-level portal disclosure
- Per-user data isolation
- Role-based access control
Audit trail
A record of what happened
Sensitive actions — an admin opening a private document, a change to the cap table — are recorded on an audit trail, so governance is provable, not just promised.
- Audit trail of sensitive actions
- Audited admin break-glass
- Cap-table change history
- Exportable for diligence
Everything included
Everything in Compliance.
- 83(b) election tracking per grant
- Stakeholder tax profiles on the cap table
- Private-by-default document sharing
- Field-level investor-portal disclosure
- Per-user personal-data isolation
- Audit trail of sensitive actions
- Audited admin break-glass access
Grow vs Vanta
Compliance, or one more tool.
Compliance tools monitor a checklist across the tools you already use. Grow’s advantage is that the equity, documents and access those checklists care about all live here — so governance is enforced at the source, not observed from outside.
| Grow | A bolt-on compliance tool | |
|---|---|---|
| 83(b) & equity records | Tracked on the cap table | Not covered |
| Document privacy | Private by default, enforced | Depends on the tool it watches |
| Portal disclosure control | Field-level | Not covered |
| Audit trail | Across the platform | Aggregated from elsewhere |
| Where it acts | At the source of the data | Observes external tools |
| Cost & seats | Included, unlimited | Separate subscription |
Comparison reflects common setups for this category; specific capabilities and pricing vary by vendor and plan. Vanta is a trademark of its respective owner, used here for identification and comparison only.
One platform
Compliance doesn’t work alone.
Compliance shares one source of truth with the rest of Grow, so the work compounds instead of scattering across tools. A few places it connects:
Cap table
Cap table
A world-class cap table, free forever, with unlimited seats. Shares, SAFEs, notes and ownership that updates itself, so the table you show an investor is always right — not last quarter’s spreadsheet.
ExploreData room
Data room
Store the documents, control who sees them, and know which firm opened the deck twice and which never did. Diligence, without the file-sharing chaos.
ExploreFinancials
Financials
Sync the books, model the scenario, and produce the board-ready view. Runway, burn and revenue in one place — never re-keyed into a spreadsheet again.
ExploreFAQ
Common questions.
- What does Grow do for startup compliance?
- Grow keeps equity, documents and data access audit-ready: it tracks 83(b) elections and tax details, enforces private-by-default document sharing and access controls, and records an audit trail of sensitive actions.
- Does Grow track 83(b) elections?
- Yes. 83(b) elections are tracked against each grant, with stakeholder tax profiles kept where the equity lives, so the records are ready when diligence asks.
- How is access to sensitive data controlled?
- Documents are private by default, investor-portal disclosure is governed field by field, and personal data is isolated per user — all enforced by the platform rather than left to manual process.
- Is there an audit trail?
- Yes. Sensitive actions — such as an admin opening a private document or a change to the cap table — are recorded on an audit trail you can export for diligence or an auditor.
The whole platform, free to start.
Compliance is one part of Grow — the idea-to-IPO fundraising platform. Add your whole team; there are no seat fees.
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